Wardrobe trunk



April 28, 1925;

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Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFECE.

EUGENE \V. HAWLEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WARDROBE TRUNK.

Application filed July 5,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1',EUGENE W. Hawnnr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in WardrobeTrunks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specification.

It is well known to equip a wardrobe trunk with a shoe box positionedover the floor of one of the trunk compartments and spaced from the rearwall of the compartment, thereby economically utilizing a space thatwould otherwise be wasted. It is known, also, to so connect this box tothe trunk compartment that it may be held in fixed position relativelyto the trunk, or be swung outward relative to the trunk or be removedtherefrom.

The object of my invention is to provide a shoe box having the abovecapacities but to secure such capacities by mechanism which isrelatively simple and durable and which preferably embodies no partswhatever that are not rigid with either the shoe box or the trunk.

In the drawings, which show a preferred embodiment of my invention:

lfig. 1 is a. perspective view of a trunk with the shoe box positionedtherein.

Fig. 2 a sectional plan of the trunk compartment containing the shoebox, the section being taken through the shoe box.

F 3 is a vertical sectional view through the same trunk compartment,showing also the means for holding the shoe box in position when thetrunk is closed.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional plan showing on an enlarged scale one ofthe pins on the shoe box engaging one of the ways on the trunkcompartment.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional elevation, showing the lower pin on oneside of the shoe box positioned in the bottom of its way.

The trunk comprises the compartments a and b, hinged one to the other.To the wooden reinforcing bars 0, secured to the side walls of thecompartment 6 adjacent its front edges, are secured vertical guideways,each comprising front and rear members (Z and c, the rear member 6extending substantially above the level of the front member (Z. Theseguide-ways are open 1923. Serial No. 649,450.

along their sides and at their tops. A filler piece 7' (see Fig. 5) ispreferably inserted between the members (Z and 6 so as to raise thebottom of the guide-way above the floor of the trunk con'ipartn'ient.

Angle plates 9 overlap the front and side of the shoe box it at oppositesides of the box. There are two angle plates on each side. Each angleplat carries a laterally projecting pin; the lower pins on oppositesides being lettered i and the upper pins To engage the shoe box itwit-l1 the trunk compartment Z), the box is positioned so that the twopairs or pins 2', j, rest against the rear guiding members 0, the lowerpins i clearing the upper ends of the front guiding members (Z. The boxis then lowered, the pins 71 and j successively entering the ways formedby the guiding members. \Vhen the lower pins 2' reach the bottoms of theways (see Fig. 5), the box It rests immediatcly over the floor of thecompartment Z) and the box is restrained from moving forwardly,rearwardly or pivotally and can only be withdrawn by a vertical upwardmovement. The box so positioned is shown in. Fig. 1 and in full lines inFig. 3.

It it is desired to swing the box forwardly without disengaging the boxfrom the trunk, the box is lifted the limited distance required to allowthe upper pins j to clear the troutguiding member (Z. The top of the boxis then swung out through a short are to bring the upper pins 7' outsidethe members (Z. The box is then dropped until the lower pins engage thebottoms of the guideavays. The box may be then swung back and forth onthe pins 5, as an axis, resting on liller pieces f, as shown in brokenlines in Fig. 3.

The compartment a of the trunk is provided, as is common, with a set ofdrawers m, m. To one of the drawers ot' a set is secured a pair ofholders n, n. lVhen the shoe box is in place and the trunk is closed,the holders n extend over the top of the box (see Fig. 3) and hold thebox from any substantial upward movement relative to the compartment 6.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a wardrobe trunk, the combination with one of the compartments, ofa shoe box and a pair of pins thereon at each end thereof, the pins of apair being at different vertical heights, and oppositely facing wayshaving front and rear walls and opening throughout their length towardeach other, said ways being closed at the bottom and open at the top,each way accommodating both pins of a pair, the front wall of each waybeing longer than the distance between the pins of a. pair and the rearwall of each way extending a substantial distance above the front wall;thereby allowing the withdrawal of the box by a vertical slidingmovement of both pins within, and out of the open upper end of, saidways, and allowing the box to be readily maintained in a verticalposition, by the sin'iultaneous en-' gagement 'ot the two pins of a pairwith the corresponding rear wall, during the box replacement operation,and whereby the box may also be restrained from. a'baclm'ard swingingmovement and allow a forward swinging movement when raised suiiicientlyhigh fol-the upper pins to clear the tops of the front walls of theways.

2. In a wardrobe trunk, the combination with one or the eoinparti'nents,of a "front guide member and a rear guide member projecting from eachside wall and forming a single continuous way opening toward theinterior of the eompartn'ient and open at its top, filler pieces onepositionedbetween the two guide members forming each way, and a boxhaving a plurality of pins at each of its opposite ends, the distancebetween the upper and lower pins at each side of the box being less thanthe length of said guide members above the filler piece, whereby the boxmay be held in an upright position or allowed to swing -forward bysliding the box down with its upper pins inside or outside the frontguide member.

3. In a wardrobe trunk, he combination with its two compartments, of aset of drawers in one compartment, a shoe box slidahly engageable withthe lower part of the other compartment, and a holder projecting fromthe set of drawers adapted, when the coinpartments are swung into closedposition, to move into position to hold the shoe box from sliding out ofengagement with its compartment.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, atPhiladelphia, Penna, on this 3rd day of July, 1923.

EUGENE W. HAXVLEY.

